. A
favorite contemporary definition for "insanity," which is very much in vogue right
now and continues to grow in popularity, which is frequently quoted, repeated, and used in various teaching,
multimedia, business, and motivational presentations...goes as follows (this is
the gist of the definition, but not a direct quote):

According to the social engineers: Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different
outcome - or continuing to do the same things and expecting a different outcome.

For the "geniuses" (or genie-asses) out there to attempt to pass this off as a
"definition" for insanity is nothing short of stupendous*; but there
is a method to their madness (pun intended). The proliferation of this
so-called definition of insanity, is intended to sway God's people from holding
fast and obeying God, from steadfastly holding to their convictions despite lack
of answers to prayer.... God tries His people by allowing them to go
through long periods of time during which prayers are not answered, or responded
to. Satan is hell-bent on causing people to sin against God, in much the
same way as he prevailed upon King Saul to sin against God, and he uses
propagandistic manipulation of language, e.g., labeling God's people as
stubborn, closed minded, ignorant, intolerant, and insane, to pressure them into
sinning against God (to their destruction).

This so-called definition is actually a buzz-expression or buzz phrase if you
will (used like a
buzz-word, but unlike a buzz-word, it is an expression or figure of speech),
which is rapidly becoming a cliché.

Many hireling ministers who are forever repeating whatever worldly buzz
phrases are highest in popularity at any given time are incorporating this
"definition" in preaching and teaching to the throngs they seduce.

But though this purported definition of insanity is not a definition, permit me to use it by way of poetic license for
illustrative purposes, as it actually fits the following scenario.

The powers that be, the social engineer powers behind the leaders and rulers in the USA, have
enjoyed power to rule and to destroy for decades now. I can attest that
they have pursued strategies, tactics, plans, and policies consistently for
decades, and continue to persist in stubbornly, stupidly, sadistically,
perversely, satanically pursuing the same ones that they have for many decades,
despite having failed stupendously and at enormous cost. But while their
evil efforts would be laughable if not so terrible, the vanity, egotism, and
self-worship of these control freak powers that be does not permit them to ever deviate from
their deviant ways. They are hell-bent on destroying God's people, and
cannot tell the truth even when it is the pragmatic thing to do; they are
incapable of ever honestly objectively evaluating, reconsidering, and altering
their plans in light of their objectives and their profoundly abject failures, much less to
make a drastic turn-about in their strategies and policies.

Is such behaviour unprecedented? No.

Despite the profound failure of their activities, they are guaranteed to
eventually enjoy at least the lowest measure of success, i.e., the destruction
of God's people, the same way U.S. Grant (at the command of his Commander-in-Chief,
Honest Abe) was guaranteed to eventually succeed in
crushing the people of the South (by that solid strategy of stupidity that accomplishes its object by mere
weight" [and "total war" against the civilian citizenry of the South and their
land]).

Curiously enough, the social engineer geniuses (or genie-asses) that are promoting their contemporary little
daffynition of insanity relentlessly engage in the very behaviour which they
term insanity!

If a person is in the right, worships the one true God, obeys God...they
should "occupy until their Lord returns" come what may! In this
case, what passes for stubbornness, closed mindedness, and Now
"insanity," is in fact virtuous, noble, honourable, faithful, and
true!

If on the other hand, a person holds opinions which are worldly, foolish,
sinful, selfish, self-serving, blind, ignorant, of the Devil...they should let
them go and turn to God; to "stubbornly" refuse to do so is ruinously
self-destructive. However, Satan and his evil servants will never work to
cause a child of God or one whom God intends for eternal life to turn from sin
to God! Never!

*
Insanity is in fact when a person is not in their right mind, i.e., they are not
themselves, they are lunatick (typically due to demonization). Whereas
destroyers,
sadists, torturers, murderers, terrorists are fully themselves, they are not insane, they are
evil like their father before them, and like him they came only to steal,
murder, and destroy!

.* The New York Herald endorsed Robert E. Lee for presidential nominee of
the Democratic party vs. Republican Ulysses S. Grant, saying it should "nominate
General R. E. Lee...making no palaver or apology. He is a better soldier than any of
those they have thought upon and a greater man. He is one in whom the military
genius of this nation finds its fullest development. Here the inequality will be in
favor of the Democrats for this soldier, with a handful of men whom he moulded into an
army, baffled our greater Northern armies for four years; and when opposed by Grant
was
only worn down by that solid strategy of stupidity that accomplishes its object by mere
weight." [and "total war" against the civilian citizenry of the South and their
land]

Occasionally
I think while standing up, walking, or even chewing gum, though I can't say I
necessarily do my best thinking while exerting myself in these ways - Editor/Ed.

Boys are so silly, I prefer to do my deep thinking,
reflection, ruminating, and meditation, while I am reclining at length in the
tub, preferably with several servants to attend to my every whim and need.
[One must be careful to only think in moderation while soaking, though, lest one
should turn into a prune!] Umm, I wonder if those silly hunky stone-age
boys are thinking about me? If they think they can use me like I'm some
worthless disposable thing, they've got another thing coming!

{No, bathing beauty. If I had a lady like you to think
about (but a little less "hard-bodied"), I wouldn't manage to think of anything else. It is true, God does
work in mysterious ways.}